Bus network in the city

* Initial display shows the points that confuse even Japanese visitors.

Overall Kamakura Bus

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There are two kinds of buses. Blue painted bus is operated by Keikyu 京急バス and the orange is by Enoden 江ノ電バス. Terminal stops at Kamakura station are placed respectively, but each bus-stop on the street is placed mostly at the same spot for both companies.

Following contents written in black color describe about the most cases, that is all Keikyu bus and a part of Enoden bus. The exceptional cases are written in the gray color and in frames.

-In a vehicle, the next bus-stop name is displayed on the electric board in English following Japanese, but it's just a few seconds.

It's announced in English in Enoden orange buses, but no English-call in Keikyu blue buses.

-We are not allowed to get on/off at any other place than bus-stops. At a bus-stop, usually it would be no use asking the driver to open the door again once the bus starts moving even just a little.

Getting ON

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-Enter through the REAR door.

-If you have an IC card, hold it over the reader.

-If you start at the third, fourth stop or farther, a machine next to the IC ard reader will issue a number tag. You have to keep it. Bus fare will be determined according to the number when you exit and your will be required to give the tag to driver along with the fare.

-You don't have to worry about the machine unless it automatically issues a number tag. That tag is not issued for the first few stops from the terminal stop.

-Get in and have a seat.

- Enter through the FRONT door and pay first only in the Enoden buses starting at No. 2 terminal stop for Ofuna direction.

- Tell your destination to the driver and pay the fare as being told. If you have IC card, hold it on the reader.

Getting Off

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-The next-stop name is shown on the electric board above the front windshield both in Japanese and English, but it's called only in Japanese.

If you want to get off there, push any of "とまります (stop)" buttons which are set all over in the vehicle. In case of the terminal stop, no need to push it.

-The fares are also displayed on the electric board. You will find your fare referring to the number tag. The highest rate shall be applied to the passengers without the number tag.

-Put coins into the clear-color box (1) on the machine next to the driver.

If you have the number tag, put it into the box together with coins.

-If you have used the IC card when getting on, hold it over the reader again to exit (2).

- Exit from the REAR door only in the Enoden buses starting at No. 2 terminal stop for Ofuna direction.

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-A child 12 years old or under is applied almost half price. Touch button 2 to open the screen for the children's fare.

(Actually, the border is if they are elementary school children or not.)

Under 6-year children along with adults are free. It's up to two children. Even little children will be charged the 12-year children's fare from the third child.

Babies before 1 year are free in any case.

= Note =

* One more thing different from the Tokyo metropolitan bus is that machine in the Kamakura bus does not give change. It simply breaks a coin (3). It also breaks a bill, but only 1,000 yen bill (4) and the machine is likely to run short of coins.

Therefore, we always try to have coins before taking the Kamakura bus.

Trafic becomes much sluggish in the period of so-called Golden Weekand Ohigan 彼岸. It might be faster to take a walk.

Golden Week:

Consecutive holidays from the last week of Apr. to the 1st week of May.

Ohigan:

A few days before and after March 21st (Spring Equinox) and in the same way to September 23rd (Autumnal Exuinox).

* This page is an instruction for the one-way-ticket purchase. Ask at the ticket office or take a look at "Kamakura visitor's guide" website about the special tickets such as the tourist-coupon etc.